Teen dies after being struck by commuter train in Roslindale

A 15-year-old boy is dead after being struck by an MBTA commuter train on Tuesday night on the Needham commuter rail line east of Bellevue Station in Roslindale.

A 15-year-old boy is dead after being struck Tuesday night by an MBTA commuter train on the Needham commuter rail line east of Bellevue Station in Roslindale.

MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo told media sources that the victim and another 15-year-old were walking along the tracks when the train struck one of them shortly before 6:30 p.m. The second person was uninjured, according to Pesaturo.

According to NECN, the victim’s family was at the scene. The name of the teen has not yet been released. The two teens were reportedly walking along the track with their backs to the train.